BOOK 122: IT: ALEXA CHUNG
A truly one-off collection of
Alexa's writing, doodles and photographs, It combines stories of early style
inspirations such as her grandpa and the Spice Girls with discussion of figures
of obsession like Jane Birkin and Annie Hall, and reflects on heartbreak, how
to get dressed in the morning, the challenges of taking a good selfie, and more.
Interspersed with pages from Alexa's notebooks and many a photo of a good night
out, It appears in real cloth with hand-crafted marbled endpages covered in
polkadots, stripy head & tail bands and luxuriously creamy paper. Witty,
charming and with a refreshingly down-to-earth attitude, It is a must-have for
anyone who loves fashion, worries about growing up, or loves just about
everything Alexa Chung.
Alexa Chung is a model and the
co-host of the daily music television programmeFuse News, airing in the US. She
is also a contributing editor to British Vogue. The recipient of numerous style
awards, Alexa has won the prestigious British Style Award (voted for by the
public) three years in a row. She currently lives in New York City.
MY VERDICT: There’s really not much
to this book. I adore Alexa but I was
really expecting better writing from someone who has been given their own
book. There’s not a lot of text in this
book and it seems quite facile and I’m disappointed because I was expecting
more. However there are some fashion
tips in there and pretty pictures, so I would recommend if that’s all you want…
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